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畏惧 wèijù

畏惧 wèijù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 畏惧 wèijù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèijù | wei4 ju4
English translation
to fear
to dread
foreboding

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About 畏惧 wèijù

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Traditional form

畏懼

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 畏惧 wèijù

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 畏惧 wèijù .

wèi

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a ghost wielding a stick, which is a fearful sight to behold.

Positional decomposition

田一

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄具

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 畏惧 wèijù

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抓起 Dāo ,毫不 háo bù 畏惧 wèijù de duì zhāo 这个 zhè ge 男子 nán zǐ .

She whipped up a knife and faced the man bravely.

zuì hǎo 自己 zìjǐ 毫无 háowú 畏惧 wèijù ér 信心 xìnxīn 十足 shízú , 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo , " shuì .

" You better be fearless and confident yourself, old man, " he said.

霍华德 Huò huá dé xiǎng 成为 chéngwéi 流行 liúxíng 歌手 gē shǒu dàn yīn 怯场 qiè chǎng ér 心生畏惧 wèijù

Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him.

压根 yà gēn 认为 rènwéi huì 有所 yǒu suǒ 畏惧 wèijù

I don't believe for one minute she would have been scared.

畏惧 wèijù Decomposition

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畏惧 wèijù Compounds

See all 17 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 畏惧 wèijù in their composition.

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